Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V (DirectX 11)


From one of the biggest series in gaming history, the latest iteration of the Grand Theft Auto titles is a stunning collection of graphics and gameplay. The PC version adds new features like an optional first-person mode and increases visual fidelity dramatically, making this one of the best looking and most GPU-demanding games available.

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Settings used for GTA V Testing

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Settings used for GTA V Testing

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Settings used for GTA V Testing

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Settings used for GTA V Testing

GTA V continues to be a strong game for the NVIDIA GeForce platform, with a 15% advantage for the GTX 970 over the Radeon RX 480. Not only that, but the new AMD card shows so significant hitching in our testing; these were repeatable and verified by AMD's testing labs. Not sure what the problem is, but hopefully they can get it ironed out.

The same stutters and hitches occur at 2560×1440 and the RX 480 finds itself 11% slower than both the R9 390 and the GTX 970. It still is running away from the R9 380 and GTX 960 however.

Radeon RX 480 8GB, Average FPS Comparisons, Grand Theft Auto V
  R9 390 R9 380 GTX 970 GTX 960
1920×1080 -15% +41% -15% +26%
2560×1440 -11% +43% -11% +43%

This table presents the above data in a more basic way, focusing only on the average FPS, so keep that in mind. 

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